-
·
Dough nuts go nuts!
Vivian and I were playing with my Wacom to create some art today and we also ventured into the AI art world with, how should I put it…mixed results?
-
·
The porch project
I haven’t written about the house renovation in a while because the wounds are still fresh. Although the inside is done now, there is still a big part missing: the porch. So the 2023 house project is to get that thing done! 🙌🏼
-
·
Wintering by Katherine May
It’s my year of reading and I’m starting strong with Wintering by Katherine May. Yes, a book about winter in the middle of winter. It sounds like going to an ice cream stand on a snowy day, sure, but it’s one of the warmest books I’ve read in a while.
-
·
The importance of the daily log
Keeping a log of my days and weeks is one of the best habits I’ve ever started and one I wished I started years ago. I wrote about daily logging in how I organize with Notion and a notebook, but it doesn’t matter what tool or system you use (and there are a lot out…
-
·
Installing a dryer in the shed
We haven’t had a clothes dryer since moving to Scotland three and a half years ago. Today, everything changed. The magnitude of this event cannot be understated and must be remembered in the annals of time. We now have a magical drying machine. All is right with the world.
-
·
Blistered green beans
I’ve declared 2023 the year of reading but I’ve got a few hobbies going at the moment, especially cooking wiht a proper wok and drawing on the Wacom. The latter two colliding for a food-inspired illustration after cooking some blistered green beans using a dry-fry method outlined in The Wok from Kenji López-Alt.
-
-
·
Rebuilding a Lego Tie Fighter
I like puzzles and I like Lego, so re-building a Lego Tie Fighter model my son and I previously built using the original instructions seemed like a no brainer. We have all the pieces in a couple tubs, how hard can it be?!
Writing and drawings by Nick.
